N986VJDouglas DC-9-31
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Mar 5, 2001.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched9 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Avteam INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Miramar, FL
- Certificate issued
- Jan 22, 1998
- Canceled
- Mar 5, 2001
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Douglas
- Model
- DC-9-31
- Serial number
- 47209
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 85
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- ADC352
Engine
- Type
- Turbo-jet
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1998 – 2001Avteam INCMiramar, FL
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (9)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Lights · battery pack · dischargedAug 6, 1997
IND - FOUND RIGHT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · outflow valve · failedApr 22, 1997
CLT/DTW - FLT 998 - WHILE AT CRUISE, CABIN ALTITUDE (RED ANNUNCIATOR) LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED EMERGENCY DESCENT. WHILE DESCENDING, RETAINED CONTROL OF CABIN ALTITUDE IN MANUAL. ON APPROACH, CABIN PRESSURE WAS LOST AT 2,500 FEET AGL. DIVERTED TO PIT. REPLACED OUTFLOW VALVE ACTUATOR. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · escape slide · failedFeb 6, 1997
PIT/RON - DURING OPERATION CHECK OF FORWARD SERVICE DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE, FOUND THAT SLIDE DID NOT FULLY INFLATE. SLIDE WAS REPLACED, AND TWO ADDITIONAL SLIDES ARE SCHEDULED TO BE CHECKED. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Engine fuel and control · fuel pump · failedMay 1, 1996
FLT 1121 - BOS-DCA - RIGHT ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF. NO INDICATION PRIOR TO FAILURE, NO FIRE WARNING. SINGLE ENGINE TIME 5 MINUTES. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL CONTROL UNIT. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · strut · req'd serviceJan 7, 1996
ALB - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. EXTENDED GEAR, NORMAL INDICATIONS WERE RECEIVED. ATTEMPTED SECOND RETRACTION AND GEAR LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE. FLIGHT RETURNED TO ALB AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE GEAR AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · retract mech · malfunctionedJan 6, 1996
FLT NR 1281 - SYR - ON TAKEOFF CLIMB FROM SYR CAPTAIN REPORTED A GEAR INDICATION PROBLEM AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD AT SYR. THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · retract mech · lack of lubeJan 6, 1996
SYR - UPON TAKEOFF FROM SYR, CREW RECEIVED NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEARS UNSAFE LIGHTS. NEITHER GEARED RETRACTED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO SYR AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO PHL, WHERE IT WAS JACKED AND THE GEAR SWUNG. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. MAINTENANCE LUBED THE GEAR AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Windows · window · crackedApr 13, 1995
PIT - THE CENTER WINDSHIELD CENTER PANE CRACKED EN ROUTE TO DTW. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO PIT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CENTER WINDOW. (Z)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · temp contl vlv · stuckFeb 8, 1995
CLT - FLT 0881 - DURING CLIMB, BOTH PACKS FAILED. THE RIGHT PACK RETURNED FOR 15 SECONDS THEN FAILED AGAIN. CREW RETURNED CLT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE STUCK OPEN CAUSING THERMOL TRIP ON LEFT PACK. THE LEFT PACK TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED. OPERATIONS CHECKED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026